Germicide tank



June 16, 1925.

J. M. GOLDEN GERMICIDE TANK Original Filed July 21, 1922 -PATENT OFFICE.

TAKES M. GOLDEN, OF PASO' ROBLES, CALIFORNIA.

GERMICIDE TANK.

Application led Iuly 21, 1922, Serial No. 576,581.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES MAR'rIN GOLDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paso Robles, in the county of San Luis Obispo and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Germicide Tanks,- of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to hair cleaning apparatus and 4is a continuation in part of my copending application Serlal No. 432,566, filed December 22, 1920.

A purpose of my prese-nt invention is the provision of a hair cleaning apparatus 1ncludin a receptacle or tank designed to receive the matter removed from the scalp and provided with filtering means for allowing the passage of air through the receptacle and yet retainin the particles within the receptacle. Furt ermore, my invention provides a deflecting chute for the discharge end ofthe receptacle, and means for facilitating the 'fumigation of the receptacle.

I will describe one form of hair cleaning apparatus embodying my invention and will then point vout the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showing a vertical longitudinal section of one form of apparatus embodying my invention assembled for operation.

Fig..2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the apparatus assembled for fumigation.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the connecting member comprised in the apparatus.

Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional and plan views, respectively, of a portion of the receptacle and the means for securing the door shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing in side elevation one of the filtering units comprised in the apparatus shown in the preced- 1n vlews.

i 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the a utment frame and the means for securing the filtering units in position within the receptacle.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, my invention, 1n its present embodiment, comrises a rece tacle designated generally at one end o which is closed and provided wlth a relatively small opening in which is Renewed March 18, 1925.

threadedly fitted a nipple 15 provided with a head 16 forming a valve seat for a valve 17 hingedly supported upon a head indicated at 18. Bushings 19 are secured in surrounding position with respect to the opening, and the nipple 15 threadedly engages these bushings as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Upon the projecting end of the nipple'15 -a conduit 20 is adapted to be removably fitted, and this conduit is in communication with a pump 21 operated by a motor 22. The pump 21 operates to create a suction Within a flexible pipe 23 to which a brush nozzle (not shown) is adapted to be connected.

Contained within the receptacle adjacent its open end is a filtering member made up of a plurality of filtering units, with each unit comprising, as shown in Fig. 6, a pair of frames 24 secured together by means of pins 25 and between which are arranged screens 26 embracing a sheet of cloth 27. The several units are adapted to beI secured side by side within the receptacle by an abutment frame 28 suitably secured within the receptacle and carrying rods 29 threaded to receive wing nuts 30. The several frames 24 are formed with registering openings to permit the insertion of the rods 29, and after the frames have been applied to the rods they are firmly secured within the receptacle by the application of the wing nuts 30.

Under operating conditions, the filtering end of the receptacle receives a defiecting chute designed for the purpose of defiecting the air or any solid particles which may percolate the filtering member upwardly from the receptacle. This chute, in the present instance, comprises a frame 31 adapted to be secured within the open end of f the receptacle by pins 32 carrying wing nuts 33. As shownv in Figs. 4 and 5, the pins 32 engage within slots 34 formed in the end of the receptacle so that when the nuts are tightened, the frame will' be securely held therein. The frame 31 carries side .plates 35 connected by a curved plate 36, the

latter being secured to the side plates and pp the frame 31 in a manner clearly shown in When the apparatus is in inactive position, it is desirable that the receptacle be fumigated, and to this end a tubular connecting member 37 is slidably fitted within the nipple 15 so as to maintain the valve 18 in open position. The member'37 carries a cap 38 designed to have snug engagement with the outer bushing 19 and to thereby provide an air tight joint between the member and nipple. A pipe 39 connects the outer end of the member 37 with a container 40 in which a suitable fumigating chemical is stored. The o en end of the receptacle is adapted to be c osed by a door 41 secured to the receptacle in the same manner as the frame 31.

In the operation of the apparatus, the pump 2l operates to create a suction within the pipe 23, and the particles collected are conducted to the receptacle through the conduit 20. The filtering member operates to retain the solid particles Within the receptacle at the same time allowing of the passage of air from the receptacle into the chute. It is to be particularly noted that by virtue of the mounting of the valve 17 it gravitates to closed position when the pump is not operated so as to seal the contents of the receptacle.

`When the apparatus is not in operation and it is desired to fumigate the same, the conduit 2O is disconnected from the nipple 15, and the connecting member inserted into the latter. The chute is removed from the open end of the receptacle and the door 41 substituted so that the open end of the receptacle is now closed. By connecting the pipe 39 to the connecting member 37 the fumes from the chemical in the container 40 pass into the receptacle so as to thoroughly fumigate the receptacle as will be understood.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of hair cleaning apparatus embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a cleaning apparatus, a receptacle having a closed endand an open end, a nipple fitted in the closed end of the receptacle and having a head constituting a valve seat, a valve hingedly supported on the seat and normally occupying a closed position to close the end of said nipple, a conduit connected to the nipple, means for creating a suction inwardly of the conduit, a filtering member in the receptacle, and a chute removably fitted in the open end of the receptacle for deflecting the air and solid particles upwardly from the receptacle.

2. In a cleaning apparatus, a collecting re ceptacle open at one end, an air lilter therein, a suction line for forcing air into said receptacle, means for discharging from said suction line into' said receptacle, a check valve permitting the air to enter the receptacle, but preventing the air to pass in the opposite direction.

3. In combination, a collecting tank having an open end, a filter therein, a suction line, a discharge line from said suction line to said tank, a normally closed valve for the discharge line, and a connection received over the discharge line and arranged to open said valve.

4. In a cleaning apparatus, a receptacle having an open end, and a filtering member within the open end of the receptacle comprisin an abutment frame within the 1eceptac e, a plurality of filtering units including frames arranged side by side within the receptacle, with one of the frames abutting the abutment frame, rods secured to the abutment frame and extending through the filtering frames, and means for securing the filtering frames against displacement from said rods.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES M. GOLDEN. 

